NYC Council to vote on rat action plan
The legislative package would establish new rat mitigation zones.
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The legislative package would establish new rat mitigation zones.
The plan includes affordable housing, which elected officials are excited about, but many neighbors are opposed.
Council members are urging the mayor to consider indoor locations, including closed hotels in Manhattan.
Mayor Eric Adams is responding to opposition to his plan to move a migrant camp to Randall's Island.
Quinn said she just finished chemotherapy after having a tumor removed in May at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Opposing groups at odds over solitary confinement got heated at a rally on City Hall's steps Wednesday.
Under a new bill, the use of punitive segregation would be banned.
NYCHA was in the hot seat at a City Council hearing Friday afternoon over the recent arsenic scare at a Manhattan housing complex. CBS2's Lisa Rozner reports.
The New York City Council is holding a hearing today on the recent arsenic scare in the drinking water at the Jacob Riis Houses. CBS2's John Dias has the details.
They want to raise awareness and funds to help the island nation recover quicker than it did following Hurricane Marina five years ago. CBS2's Kevin Rincon reports.
Faulty lithium ion batteries have been blamed for fires across the city.
London is supposed to be the shining beacon of success, but City Councilman Joe Borelli says otherwise.
There were plenty of emotions from ex-firefighters, educators and police officers outside City Hall on Friday.
The resolution calls for the DOE to restore $469 million.
The New York City Council on Tuesday passed a resolution calling on the mayor and schools chancellor to immediately reverse the Department of Education's cuts to school budgets.
The new guidelines follow a recent Supreme Court decision that threw out the state's concealed carry law.
A bumpy roll out of the monkeypox vaccine has state and local leaders demanding federal action.
The bill would make it illegal for landlords to factor in criminal history when considering tenants, except for registered sex offenders.
The mayor's threat could spell danger for Abbott, who is facing a stiff challenge from Democrat Beto O'Rourke.
Several New York City Council members are backing the proposal to replace horse-drawn carriages with electric ones.
One bill would require construction companies to submit a rat mitigation plan before obtaining permits.
Officials want to tackle the growing rat population in the city.
Shootings spiked in June and July of 2020, reaching record levels not seen since 2006. We examine the reasons why.
In one Tweet, Paladino called the program "Unacceptable and grotesque." In another, she called it "Child grooming and sexualization."
A new bill focuses on the illegal flow of firearms and dealers who sell guns that wind up being used to commit crimes.
